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30472 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 8, 2021 / Notices New Mexico and Nebraska and Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Michigan; Hannahville Indian described above have ongoing historical, organization not identified in this notice Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay traditional, or cultural importance that wish to request transfer of control Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo central to the Native American group or of these human remains should submit Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo culture itself, rather than property a written request to the ISMHS. If no Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo owned by an individual. additional requestors come forward, Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there transfer of control of the human remains of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band is a relationship of shared group to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of identity that can be reasonably traced organizations stated in this notice may Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of between the unassociated funerary proceed. Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the objects and objects of cultural DATES: Representatives of any Indian Lac du Flambeau Reservation of patrimony and the Delaware Nation, Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; not identified in this notice that wish to Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of and the Stockbridge Munsee request transfer of control of these Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Community, Wisconsin (hereafter human remains should submit a written Band of Pottawatomi Indians of referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). request with information in support of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Additional Requestors and Disposition the request to the ISMHS at the address Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota in this notice by July 8, 2021. (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Lineal descendants or representatives FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Michele Greenan, Indiana State Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; organization not identified in this notice Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); that wish to claim these cultural items 650 West Washington Street, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the should submit a written request with Indianapolis, IN 46214, telephone (317) Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed information in support of the claim to 473–0836, email mgreenan@ as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Dr. Thomas Torma, The University of indianamuseum.org. Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of California, Berkeley, 119 California Hall, Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Berkeley, CA 94720–1500, telephone Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and here given in accordance with the (510) 672–5388, email t.torma@ Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Native American Graves Protection and berkeley,edu, by July 8, 2021. After that Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. date, if no additional claimants have of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red 3003, of the completion of an inventory come forward, transfer of control of the Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of human remains under the control of unassociated funerary objects and Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of the Indiana State Museum and Historic objects of cultural patrimony to The Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Tribes may proceed. Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Indianapolis, IN. The human remains The University of California, Berkeley Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa were removed from Ferdinand State is responsible for notifying The Tribes Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe; that this notice has been published. Forest, Dubois County, IN. This notice is published as part of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Dated: May 25, 2021. National Park Service’s administrative Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians Melanie O’Brien, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Manager, National NAGPRA Program. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; [FR Doc. 2021–11946 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] The determinations in this notice are United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee BILLING CODE 4312–52–P the sole responsibility of the museum, Indians in Oklahoma; and the institution, or Federal agency that has Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred to control of the Native American human as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes.)’’ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR remains. The National Park Service is History and Description of the Remains National Park Service not responsible for the determinations in this notice. On March 30, 2009, human remains [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032049; representing, at minimum, one PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Consultation individual were recovered in A detailed assessment of the human association with looting activity at Notice of Inventory Completion: remains was made by ISMHS Ferdinand State Park in Dubois County, Indiana State Museum and Historic professional staff in consultation with IN. Conservation officers were Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, representatives of the Absentee- contacted, and the Indiana Department Indianapolis, IN Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; of Historic Preservation and AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Archaeology (DHPA) assigned ACTION: Notice. Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad accidental discovery number 2009019 to River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills the looting area and associated SUMMARY: The Indiana State Museum Indian Community, Michigan; materials. An archeologist from the and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Indiana Department of Natural Indiana (ISMHS) has completed an Boy’s Reservation, Montana (previously Resources, Division of Forestry, was inventory of human remains, in listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the then contacted to assess the looting. consultation with the appropriate Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Based on the archeologist’s assessment, Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; no other information could be organizations, and has determined that Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware determined, and it appeared that the there is no cultural affiliation between Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe looters quickly deposited/discarded the the human remains and any present-day of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi material as they were retreating. In July Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse 2013, the human remains were organizations. Representatives of any Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, transferred to the ISMHS. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:36 Jun 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 8, 2021 / Notices 30473 The human remains consist of two Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR teeth—a lower left molar and right first Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish molar. The roots were gone Band of Pottawatomi Indians of National Park Service taphonomically. The wear patterns Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032048; indicate that teeth belong to an adult. Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Determinations of sex, pathology or (Six component reservations: Bois Forte other traits were not possible. No known Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Notice of Inventory Completion: individuals were identified. No Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Metropolitan Park District of the associated funerary objects are present. Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Toledo Area, Toledo, OH At the ISMHS, staff from the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the University of Indianapolis assessed the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. human remains and determined that Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed ACTION: Notice. they could be Native American. Taking as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa into account the archeological history of Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of SUMMARY: The Metropolitan Park the area, the ISMHS has determined that Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of District of the Toledo Area (Metroparks the human remains are more likely than Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Toledo) has completed an inventory of not Native American. Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi human remains and associated funerary Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band objects, in consultation with the Determinations Made by the Indiana of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red appropriate Indian Tribes or Native State Museum and Historic Sites Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Hawaiian organizations, and has Corporation, State of Indiana Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of determined that there is no cultural Officials of the Indiana State Museum Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw affiliation between the human remains and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and associated funerary objects and any Indiana have determined that: Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa present-day Indian Tribes or Native • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe; Hawaiian organizations. Representatives human remains described in this notice of any Indian Tribe or Native